10 Shaving Cream Activities for Kids

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Did you know there is a great, inexpensive sensory material in your bathroom cabinet? It's shaving cream! Shaving foam is one of our favorite items to use in kids activities for play and learning. These 10 Shaving Cream Activities for Kids require very little setup and will keep kids busy and having fun.

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❤Why These Shaving Cream Activities For Kids Are Awesome
👐10 Shaving Cream Activities for Kids
🤷🏻‍♀️FAQs
🎨More Messy Fun
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All of these shaving cream sensory play ideas are meant to be done under parent supervision and not used with kids who are still putting everything in their mouths. Shaving cream is safe for toddlers to play with under careful adult supervision.

❤Why These Shaving Cream Activities For Kids Are Awesome

Shaving cream is readily available and can be used in all sorts of ways for playtime and sensory play activities.
So many fun things to do with shaving cream from art to learning and much more!
Frugal way to provide a sensory experience for kids as they experiement with different textures.

👐10 Shaving Cream Activities for Kids

Shaving Cream Cards and Gift Wrap

You can use this technique to make cards and gift wrap for any occasion.

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Scented Shaving Cream Pumpkin Pie

Set up a bake shop for the kids and "bake" up some pretend pumpkin pies.

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Shaving Cream and Water Bead Cupcakes

Water beads are so fun for kids to play with. For more fun with water, check out this Cup and Water Race.. We tried them with shaving cream for a totally new sensory experience.

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2 Ingredient Shaving Cream Paint

This shaving foam paint is super easy to make with just a few ingredients and washes off glass surfaces and bathtubs easily. Use it along with a paintbrush to create lots of shaving cream crafts and shaving cream art.

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Sensory Sight Word Games

You can even use shaving cream for learning games. Kids will have so much fun getting their hands messy in this shaving cream sensory bin and learning in a hands on way.

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Fine Motor Skills - Handwriting Practice with Shaving Cream

This fine motor and sensory activity helps preschoolers with pre-handwriting skills. Such a fun shaving cream play idea!

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Fine Motor Skills - Handwriting Practice with Shaving Cream

Making a Sensory Rainbow with Straws

This shaving cream activity is sure to brighten your day. The shaving cream acts as a sort of glue for the colored straws.

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Fine Motor Practice with Straws - Get Ready for K Through Play

This fun shaving cream activity really works kids' fine motor skills. The shaving cream in this sensory bin provides just the right amount of resistance to the straws. Kids will love this messy play ideas.

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Fine Motor Practice with Straws - Get Ready for K Through Play

Shaving Cream Easter Eggs

Shaving Cream Easter eggs smell and feel amazing! They are a fun sensory experience for kids and they create a beautiful pastel tie dye effect.

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Winter Shaving Cream Paint

This Winter Shaving Cream Paint feels and smells great when dry. Since shaving cream puffy paint resembles snow, it is perfect to use to create snowman art!

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🤷🏻‍♀️FAQs

Are shaving foam activities good for sensory play?

It can be a lot of fun for kids and provide an excellent sensory experience provided kids are supervised while playing. Many kids love the texture of shaving cream.

Where is a good place to buy shaving cream?

If you have a local dollar store, you can buy shaving cream there. It is a great place to get inexpensive shaving cream.

🎨More Messy Fun

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It is also messy, so if you are mess averse, this might not be for you.

But in our house, when something is messy, it makes it all the more fun. The great thing about a shaving cream mess though, is that it is easy to clean up.

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